Site Council is a vital contributor to the work of our school, providing guidance and approving our school site plan. Now is the time to consider running for Site Council. Interested parents or guardians should contact Glenn Bates at gbates2000@yahoo.com or me at ghiggins@mvwsd.org to express interest or ask questions. The deadline to let us know you are interested is April 30.

In partnership,

Gloria

SCHOOL NEWS

Word of the Week

Decompose:To decompose as it relates to math means to take apart. Students are often asked to decompose numbers to subtract, which makes mental math much easier. You might remember it as “borrowing”. We teach it now as decomposing so students understand the math concept and don’t just rely on a trick.

The Student Council is hosting the first Monta Loma Talent Show in our new Multi! If your child has a talent that they would like to share please let us know by filling out the attached permission slip. They may perform as an individual or as a group. Each performance will last 3-4 minutes. This is not a competition, but a chance to share your skills. Show us what you've got, Leopards!

Permissions slips are due to your child's teacher before Friday, May 18th. Please find them on the Flyers section at the end of this newsletter.

New spiritwear shipment in! Lots of sizes in t-shirts and sweatshirts, and hats, too!

Place your order in the office.

Walk A Thon is coming! Pledge envelopes have been sent home and must be signed and returnedby May 11 to allow your student to participate, even if no money is raised. We are also using Walkstarter again, a safe, secure online donation platform created by a Mountain View parent. See attached flyer or use these links to get started:
Quick Start guide https://tinyurl.com/MLE-walkstarterSetup avatar at https://montaloma.walkstarter.org/my then share the link with family and friends.

*Please help make Walk A Thon a delicious success this year!* The PTA is changing up our menu for our annual WAT this year and we could use your help. Volunteers for the day of the event will be needed to help collect tickets and hand out food platters, drinks and snacks. We'll also need a few volunteers to assist in food prep a day or so beforehand. We realize not everyone can provide their time but still want to contributeand there is another way! We are also accepting donations of Safeway or Costco gift cards to assist in our food purchases.

Please contact Chenoa Trout, our WAT food chair, if you are interested in volunteering or donating! Chenoa.trout@gmail.com, cell 650.776.8052 Please drop donations in the PTA box at the front office with WAT written on it. Remember, all donations for our school are tax deductible and your PTA willgladly provide you with a receipt upon request.

Get excited, do what you can to help and come to our annual event *HUNGRY*,it's going to be awesome!!

NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE

It is time for the annual distribution of MVWSD policies. Below are links to MVWSD sexual harassment, non-discrimination, and uniform complaint procedure policies and statements. If you have any questions, please contact Heidi Smith, Director of Federal, State & Strategic Programs at 650-526-3500.

The Mountain View Whisman School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The Mountain View Whisman School District requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying. Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying, equity or Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to Carmen Ghysels at 650-526-3500, 750 A San Pierre Way, Mountain View, CA 94043, or cghysels@mvwsd.org.

Groundbreaking on April 26: New school on N. Whisman RdIn 2015, the District Board of Trustees voted to open a neighborhood school in August 2019 next to the former Slater Elementary, at 220 N. Whisman Rd. The District soon will begin construction.

The Board of Trustees officially will break ground for the new school on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Join us at 5:30 p.m. to mark this important moment! Please confirm your attendance at www.mvwsd.org/NWhismanRd.

It is CSMA Concert season at our elementary schools! Thanks to donations from parents and community members, the Mountain View Educational Foundation is able to fund in-class music lessons led by Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) music teachers at every elementary school. A 5th-grade teacher had this to say about the program, “The music program helps build confidence, responsibility, and is a great part of our curriculum. The music teachers are knowledgeable, passionate, and they have consistently inspired many students to continue to play their instruments.” Thank you, donors, for your generosity and support. You can learn more and make a donation at mvef.org. Let the music play!

NEWS FROM THE COMMUNITY

Parents, would your child benefit from a two-week, $10 camp? Kick, Lead, and Dream (KLD) is a soccer camp where motivated high school students (KLD Coaches) volunteer to become role models, to provide underserved or low-income kids from the Mountain View and Sunnyvale public schools (KLD Campers) the opportunity to improve their soccer skills, learn valuable leadership qualities, and gain the confidence to dream BIG! Campers are provided with free refreshments and camp t-shirts. KLD's goal is to make the camp experience something campers will always remember. Free round-trip bus transportation, from select pick-up points in Mountain View and Sunnyvale to camp is also provided. ﻿ Sunnyvale bus pick ups are expected to be at Lakewood School, Columbia Middle School and Vargas School. Mountain View pick-ups will be Crittenden and Castro. Sign up online now to participate in this 2-week, $10 camp!

MV Parent University presents “Suicide Prevention: What Parents Need to Know” on Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 from 6:30 – 8:00 PM at the Crittenden Middle School – Multi-Use Room.

Presented by: Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services, parents will learn to ask the right questions and resources to help, as well as about the QPR/ Question, Persuade, Refer, Suicide prevention gatekeeper training.